Systematic Reviews of Antioxidants

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments using antioxidants.
Reviewed March 2011

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Title:   Lycopene for the prevention of prostate cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Prostate cancer is a common form of cancer affecting men worldwide. Pharmaceutical interventions, such as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, have been identified as potentially preventing prostate cancer incidence in men. Many men modify lifestyle and consu...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Coenzyme Q10 for Parkinson's disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   [Mitochondrial dysfunction has been well established to occur in Parkinson's disease and appears to play a role in the pathogenesis of the disorder. A deficit in brain coenzyme Q10 status may be involved in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease. Mi...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Antioxidant supplements for liver diseases
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E cannot be recommended for treatment of liver diseases. An imbalance between too much oxidative stress and too little antioxidative defence has been suggested to cause a variety of liver diseases. There...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Antioxidant micronutrients for lung disease in cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antioxidant micronutrients may be a worthwhile addition to current treatment in cystic fibrosis. They may offset oxidant damage in the lungs resulting from constant infection. Since people with cystic fibrosis have trouble absorbing fat, they have low l...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Antioxidants for male subfertility
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oxidative stress may cause sperm cell damage. This damage can be reduced by the body's own natural antioxidant defences. Antioxidants can be part of our diet and taken as a supplement. It is believed that in many cases of unexplained subfertility, and a...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Antioxidant treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neuron disease, which is a progressively disabling and ultimately fatal disease. Antioxidants, including vitamins C, E, selegiline, selenium, methionineacetylcysteine, and coenzyme ...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Supplementary vitamin E, selenium, cysteine and riboflavin for preventing kwashiorkor in preschool children in developing countries
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Undernutrition is one of the leading underlying causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Providing antioxidants that would help curb excess free radicals in the body may help prevent the development of kwashiorkor. We identif...
Title:   Antioxidants and other pharmacological treatments for Friedreich ataxia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Friedreich ataxia is a rare progressive condition that causes damage to the nervous system. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, meaning that an affected gene must be inherited from each parent for the disease to develop in their child. It...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Alpha lipoic acid for dementia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is one of a number of potent antioxidants for which a potential therapeutic role in dementia has been postulated. This suggestion arises from the possibility that oxidative and inflammatory processes contribute to the neurodegene...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Previous research on animal and physiological models suggest that antioxidant supplements have beneficial effects that may prolong life. Some observational studies also suggest that antioxidant supplements may prolong life, whereas other observational s...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Antioxidant supplements for preventing gastrointestinal cancers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Our body cannot synthesize all compounds that are essential for health. Therefore such compounds must be taken through diet. Oxidative stress may cause cell damage that is implicated in chronic diseases like cancer. Gastrointestinal cancers are among th...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Antioxidants for preventing pre-eclampsia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pre-eclampsia can occur during pregnancy when women have high blood pressure and protein in their urine. In some cases, it can lead to poor growth for the baby and premature birth. There can also be serious complications for the woman, sometimes affecti...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for preventing age-related macular degeneration
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a condition affecting the central area of the retina (back of the eye). The retina can deteriorate with age and some people get lesions that can lead to loss of central vision. Some studies have suggested that p...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a condition affecting the central area of the retina (back of the eye). The retina can deteriorate with age and some people get lesions that can lead to loss of central vision. It has been suggested that progres...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Vitamin E for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin E is a dietary compound with antioxidant properties involved in scavenging free radicals. Laboratory and animal studies have pointed towards a possible role for Vitamin E in the prevention and management of cognitive impairment. To date only one...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Antioxidant supplements for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and/or steatohepatitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is characterised by fatty deposition in the hepatocytes in the absence of excessive alcohol intake and of other known causes of fatty liver. Hepatic injury might be improved by antioxidant supplements. This systematic r...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Vitamin C and superoxide dismutase (SOD) for diabetic retinopathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diabetic retinopathy or eye disease is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Laser therapy currently is the primary means in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. It nevertheless is a procedure which destroys important cells in the eye...
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Superoxide dismutase for preventing chronic lung disease in mechanically ventilated preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to show the effectiveness of superoxide dismutase in preventing chronic lung disease in premature babies. Chronic lung disease (CLD) is a common problem in preterm babies who are mechanically ventilated (machine assisted breathing). ...
Date:   Nov 2000

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